Caro-Kann Defense · B12

Mieses Attack, Landau Gambit

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6

White's pawn has already reached e6.

The first 4 moves, explained

• 1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
• 1... c6 Fights for d5 from the flank - contesting the centre without committing a centre pawn. Theory calls this the Caro-Kann Defense.
• 2. d4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e5, and frees the bishop and queen.
• 2... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen.

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